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Daniel Ofman
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Reporter/Producer. Previously: @TheWorld.org @prx.org‬ @wgbh.org‬ @npr.org‬ https://theworld.org/contributors/daniel-ofman
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 17h
Russia pinned medals on his chest and gave him citizenship, but Timur Praliyev's homeland of Kazakhstan just sentenced him to five years in prison for fighting in Ukraine as a mercenary with Wagner Group. orda.kz/pytalsja-sbe...
Пытался сбежать в США: бывшего «вагнеровца» из Казахстана отправили в колонию на пять лет
Суд в Алматы вынес приговор Тимуру Пралиеву — бывшему наёмнику ЧВК «Вагнер», который участвовал в российском вторжении в Украину и был задержан, когда пытался нелегально попасть в США
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 6d
NY Post - Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days. nypost.com/2025/10/02/media/p...
Exclusive | Bari Weiss to be named editor in chief of CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources
Weiss will report directly to Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison as she helps set the editorial direction at the third-place CBS News, a source close to the situation said.
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András Tóth-Czifra @minczifra.bsky.social · 16d
Fortunately, I had better things to do over the past weekend, so this completely flew past me. How grotesque.

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Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc wins Russia’s Intervision song contest
Vietnam was among 23 countries competing in a glitzy Russian song contest, revived three years after Russia was banned from Eurovision.
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The Insider @theins.press · 16d
Tug of war profiteers: Russia’s military industry is decimating the country’s civilian workforce

As Russia’s defense sector and its civilian economy are locked in a wage race with one another, the state is forced to spend more on staffing the military.
Tug of war profiteers: Russia’s military industry is decimating the country’s civilian workforce
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, payments to soldiers have increased dramatically — not because the state has more money, but because it has become harder to lure men to the fron...
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Thomas de Waal @tomdewaal.bsky.social · 17d
Just published, my piece on the U.S. Armenia-Azerbaijan deal and its prospects. There is a lot of hard work still to be done, I argue, but the shared coincidence of interests that neither country wants Russia as a guarantor has been transformative. www.foreignaffairs.com/armenia/unli...
An Unlikely Road to Peace in the South Caucasus
How common cause against Russia enabled an American deal.
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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · Sep 7
on.ft.com/3HKFEtK Russia launches record mass drone attack on Ukraine
Russia launches record mass drone attack on Ukraine
Moscow’s forces fire 805 drones in one night, striking government building in Kyiv
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Bianca Hillier @biancahillier.bsky.social · Sep 4
Bad Bunny's most recent album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, explores the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the US. Students at Yale are now diving into the lyrics in a new class: “Bad Bunny: Musical Aesthetics and Politics." My latest for @theworld.org theworld.org/stories/2025...
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András Tóth-Czifra @minczifra.bsky.social · Sep 3
New on Substack: a summary of the issues around Russia's upcoming regional and local votes and why these votes are interesting even under the current circumstances.

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On Russia's upcoming elections and why they matter
A couple of thoughts about the upcoming week in Russia.
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · Aug 30
“The Indian leader bristled. He told Mr. Trump that U.S. involvement had nothing to do with the recent cease-fire. It had been settled directly between India and Pakistan.”
The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Aug 27
Another morale hit: For the 1st time, Russia reportedly seized villages in Urkaine's Dnipropetrovsk region. The NYT calls it "a minor but symbolic gain that gives the Kremlin another bargaining chip" as Russia tries to exert pressure along that stretch of the front. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/w...
Russian Troops Gain a Toehold in Another Ukrainian Region
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Aug 22
"Yevgeny Prigozhin looked 'doomed' after his failed mutiny and told his mother he expected to die in the days before his private plane crash," reports @pjotrsauer.bsky.social, summarizing Violetta Prigozhin's interview with Fontanka. The authorities still haven't told her what happened to her son.
Prigozhin knew he was ‘doomed’ after failed rebellion, says mother
Violetta Prigozhina, 85, says she warned her son not to defy Putin’s authority before he was killed in a plane crash
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Alex Leff @alexleff.bsky.social · Aug 21
Russia launched massive strikes in Ukraine last night, including on an American company called Flex.
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Russian airstrikes hit a U.S. factory in western Ukraine
Two Russian cruise missiles hit a U.S. electronics plant in the far west of Ukraine. The strike was part of an overnight barrage of more than 600 drones and missiles.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Aug 16
FT reports that Putin is demanding a resolution to the Ukraine war's "root causes," including a rollback of NATO's eastward expansion. It sounds like he's sticking to the terms presented to the US and NATO before the Feb 2022 invasion. A refresher:
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NPR @npr.org · Aug 16
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Aug 14
A lot of the Russian Internet news lately has focused on the Kremlin’s efforts to herd WhatsApp and Telegram users to the state-sponsored “MAX” substitute, but don’t sleep on this story from Nizhny Novgorod about experiments with a *total shutdown* of mobile data service. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Russia goes offline Mobile Internet blackouts in the Nizhny Novgorod region leave residents questioning officials’ explanations and fearing lasting restrictions — Meduza
In the spring of 2025, mobile Internet providers began disabling service in regions across Russia. The authorities argue that the measures are necessary to protect civilians and strategically importan...
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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · Aug 14
Insightful conversation here with Fiona Hill, a Russia expert who served on the National Security Council during Trump's first term. LISTEN: theworld.org/segments/202...
Trump 'can't hand Ukraine on a platter' to Putin, says former top advisor - The World from PRX
Fiona Hill advised US President Donald Trump on Russia during his first term and is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She’s also one of the few people to have been in a room with  Trum...
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · Aug 10
MORE: Ukrainian and European officials reportedly presented a counterproposal to US officials on August 9 as European officials continue to issue statements of support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar080925
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · Aug 10
WSJ - European powers and Ukraine have responded to Putin’s cease-fire plan with a counterproposal that they say must serve as a framework so that coming talks between President Trump and the Russian leader can gain traction. www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal
The alternative blueprint to end the war comes after Russia demanded major territorial concessions and President Trump said he would meet with Vladimir Putin next week.
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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · Aug 7
SCOOP: Leaked drafts of the State Dept's annual human rights reports on El Salvador, Israel & Russia show the Trump admin is planning to eliminate or downplay accounts of prisoner abuse, corruption & LGBTQ discrimination www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Center for European Policy Analysis @cepa.org · Jul 29
In occupied Crimea, Russia is accelerating efforts to suppress the Crimean Tatar language and culture. In the latest #BehindTheLines, Elina Beketova reports on how Crimean Tatars are fighting to preserve their identity.
Behind the Lines: Crimean Tatars Battle to Save their Language
Suppression of language is a key part of Moscow’s drive to erase the Crimean Tatar identity as it seeks to colonize occupied Ukraine.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Jul 26
The Democratic Party’s image has eroded to its lowest point in 35 years, per @wsj.com poll, with 63% expressing an unfavorable view. Even so, Democrats edge Republicans in generic House matchup 46% to 43%. @aaronzitner.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Democrats Get Lowest Rating From Voters in 35 Years, WSJ Poll Finds
Republicans are seen as better at handling most issues that decide elections despite respondents’ unease with President Trump over the economy, tariffs and foreign policy.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Jul 26
Washington is awash in conspiracy theories these days, a cascade of suspicion and intrigue promoted or denied in the Oval Office, ricocheting around Capitol Hill and cable news and propelled at warp speed across social media. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
Competing Conspiracy Theories Consume Trump’s Washington
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Rachel Ziemba @reziemba.bsky.social · Jul 25
US reportedly considering allowing Chevron to resume production in Venezuela- but terms/length unclear. Volumes could be limited if short time and limited benefit to Ven govt. Logic of avoiding more Chinese influence makes sense, but US admin Ven policy still conflicted
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Jul 24
Exclusive: Chevron is regaining the ability to pump oil in Venezuela from the Trump administration.
Exclusive | Trump Administration Greenlights Chevron to Resume Pumping Oil In Venezuela
Advocates of the move have warned that China would gain ground in the region as U.S. companies pull back.
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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · Jul 23
More protests are expected tonight outside Zelenskyy's presidential office in Kyiv, after he approved a controversial bill weakening two anti-corruption agencies. Europe is unhappy. Civil society is furious. Ukraine's political crisis is growing. My Guardian piece www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Zelenskyy defends bill stripping anti-corruption bodies’ independence amid protests
Move by Ukrainian president widely opposed and may prove a setback to hopes of country one day joining the EU
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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · Jul 22
‚Heavy losses have reduced the quality of soldiers on both sides. “The men now are not capable of the same feats. Now it’s a war of drones.“‘ www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
See How Drones Are Dominating Every Corner of the War in Ukraine
A sky full of buzzing robots has changed everything about how the war is conducted.
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